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29 | September | 2015 |
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Creativity / inspiration / vintage / style. Daily Archives: September 29, 2015. September 29, 2015. Mental Illness awareness jewelry. I find that most blogs shy away from talking about the heavy stuff, and I sort of plan on my blog being no-so-serious all the time, but I wanted to write about some of the jewelry I’m making and the story behind it. Inspired by Project Semicolon. Within a few weeks. I’ve made more and they’re selling really well! Find me on Facebook! Find me on Facebook! Creativity / inspi...
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Adventures in jewelry making |
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Creativity / inspiration / vintage / style. September 15, 2015. Adventures in jewelry making. I’ve been meaning to write a post for ages! But I’ve been majorly bitten by the bug…. While shopping and sourcing vintage finds for my Etsy shop. And soldered them in between glass. The results are promising…. I’m loving how this first batch turned out, and have honed my skills enough to make them good enough to sell. They’ll be in my Etsy shop soon and in a local boutique where I live in Westche...I’m als...
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16 | December | 2015 |
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Creativity / inspiration / vintage / style. Daily Archives: December 16, 2015. December 16, 2015. I swear I have been meaning to write about one of my favorite podcasts, but since they just gave me a shout out (about my scarf project. On their most recent episode. I just have to talk about them! Here’s the rules:. Each family member has the option to choose one “black market” item that they feel they cannot do without. Not only have I learned that rationing wasn’t necessarily about reducing the foo...
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29 | March | 2015 |
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Creativity / inspiration / vintage / style. Daily Archives: March 29, 2015. March 29, 2015. Vintage, antique or thrift shopping: what to bring with you. There is a serious strategy to what you bring with you on these kind of shopping trips. What to bring with you? Here’s what I bring in my “thrift kit”:. For hands free shopping. There’s nothing more annoying that carrying a giant, heavy purse (my default bag is basically giving me back problems) when you’re flipping through the racks. Those little things...
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The Ration Project |
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Creativity / inspiration / vintage / style. December 16, 2015. I swear I have been meaning to write about one of my favorite podcasts, but since they just gave me a shout out (about my scarf project. On their most recent episode. I just have to talk about them! Here’s the rules:. Each family participating in the project will be issued rations according to time, household size, and assigned location (U.S. or U.K.) and will purchase groceries for one year based on these provisions. Not only have I learned ...
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15 | September | 2015 |
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Creativity / inspiration / vintage / style. Daily Archives: September 15, 2015. September 15, 2015. Adventures in jewelry making. I’ve been meaning to write a post for ages! But I’ve been majorly bitten by the bug…. While shopping and sourcing vintage finds for my Etsy shop. And soldered them in between glass. The results are promising…. I’m loving how this first batch turned out, and have honed my skills enough to make them good enough to sell. They’ll be in my Etsy shop soon and in a lo...I’m als...
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Shop |
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Creativity / inspiration / vintage / style. Features vintage clothing and accessories, as well as hand crafted jewelry made from vintage and modern elements. Resin earrings featuring sheet music from a 1960’s conductors copy of The Barber of Seville, and freshwater pearls from a vintage necklace. I sell stylish modern finds on eBay. I scour thrift shops in and around NYC armed with my knowledge of where to find the actual deals, style, construction, and history. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window).
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10 | December | 2015 |
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Creativity / inspiration / vintage / style. Daily Archives: December 10, 2015. December 10, 2015. 8220;Scarf project” update! This project is going full swing! For more info.) We have an instructor who has organized meetups at a local coffee shop on a weekly basis to teach those who want to learn to crochet or knit. And Terri, a lovely woman I met through this project, has majorly stepped up and utilized her organizational skills and beautiful home has hosted our first evening meetup at her house. I dona...
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Church tag sale= gold mine |
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Creativity / inspiration / vintage / style. March 24, 2015. Church tag sale= gold mine. After 10 years of living in NYC, most recently Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the hipster capital. Of the world, the bf and I decided to move to the suburbs and commute into the city (35 minutes on an express commuter train that has a quiet car! And Tales From the Thrift. Are two fantastic thrifty fashion blogs that find and report the best thrift spots in NY! I recently started to venture past the typical Goodwill shopping ...
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Scarves for our Veterans in the Bronx– and more! Updates on 10/2/15 and 10/7/15 |
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Creativity / inspiration / vintage / style. October 1, 2015. Scarves for our Veterans in the Bronx– and more! Updates on 10/2/15 and 10/7/15. UPDATE 10/7 (Happy birthday to me! The community Facebook group. Has grown to 40 people (! Also, my friend Heather, who owns an incredible shop called Trilogy. What started as me wanted to utilize my yarn stash has turned into what looks like it will be a community effort to help those in need! UPDATE 10/2/15: Since I posted this yesterday on my local community Fac...